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The state gets its name from the Ute, meaning “people of the
mountains,” an Indian tribe who lived there before the pioneers
arrived. The state known as Utah began when Brigham Young led a
group of Mormon pilgrims seeking freedom from religious persecution
into the Great Salt Lake Valley, where they established a settlement
in 1847. Mormons, members of the Church of Latter-Day Saints, make
up a large percentage of the population of Utah. Utah became the
45th state of the Union in 1896. The golden spike completing the
first transcontinental railroad line was driven at Promontory, Utah,
in 1869, leading to a further influx of settlers. Utah is well-known
for its snow-covered mountains and beautifully colored canyons. The
wind and rain have formed rocks into many arches and natural
bridges. 
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